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Chinese Medicinal Material
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【Chinese Name】 |
金鈴子散
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【Phonetic】 |
Jin Ling Zi San
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【English Name】 |
Toosendan Powder |
【Classification】 |
Qi-regulating formulas |
【Source】 |
《Formulas from Benevolent Sages Compiled during the Taiping Era》Tai Ping Sheng Hui Fang《太平聖惠方》recorded in《Pocket Prescriptions》Xiu Zhen Fang《袖珍方》 |
【Combination】 |
Fructus Toosendan (Chuan Lian Zi/Jin Ling Zi) 1 liang (30g), Corydalis Rhizoma (Yan Hu Suo) 1 liang (30g) |
【Method】 |
Grind the ingredients into powder and take 6-9g each dose with wine or warm water. It can also be prepared as a decoction by adjusting the medicinal quantities based on the original ratios. |
【Action】 |
Soothes the liver qi, drain the liver fire, invigorates blood and relieves pain. |
【Indication】 |
Jin Ling Zi San is indicated for the pattern of liver constraint transforming into fire. The symptoms are chest, abdominal, and hypochondriac pain of sudden onset and cease; bitter taste in the mouth, painful menstruation, and shan qi-hernia pain. The tongue is red and the coating is yellow. The pulse is wiry and rapid. |
【Pathogenesis】 |
The liver stores the blood and governs the free flow of qi. It prefers free flow. Its channel distributes into rib region, reaches the lower abdomen, and connects with the genital organs. Liver qi stagnation leads to qi disorders and problems with blood circulation. Hence, the chest, abdomen or hypochondriac pain suddenly occurs and ceases. The condition is worsened with emotional changes. As qi constraint transforms into fire, the symptoms include a bitter taste in the mouth. The tongue is red and the coating is yellow. The pulse is wiry and rapid. The therapeutic method is to soothe the liver qi, drain the liver fire, invigorate blood, and relieves pain. |
【Application】 |
1. Essential pattern differentiation Jin Ling Zi San is commonly indicated for the pattern of chest, abdominal, and hypochondriac pain due to liver constraint transforming into fire. It is also the basic formula for treating all kinds of pain due to qi and blood stagnation. This clinical pattern is marked by chest, abdominal, and hypochondriac pain, bitter taste in the mouth, yellow coating, wiry, rapid pulse. 2. Modern applications This formula may be used in the following biomedically defined disorders when the patient shows signs of liver fire transforming into fire: gastritis, cholecystitis, gastrointestinal spasm, intercostal neuralgia, and rib cartilage inflammation. |
【Additonal formulae】 |
Yan Hu Suo Tang (Corydalis Decoction 延胡索湯) [Source]《Formulas to Aid the Living》Ji Sheng Fang《濟生方》 [Ingredients] Dang gui (prepared with wine) 0.5 liang (15g), yan hu suo (dry-fried) 0.5 liang (15g), pu huang (dry-fried) 0.5 liang (15g), chi shao 0.5 liang (15g), rou gui 0.5 liang (15g), jiang huang 3 liang (90g), ru xiang 3 liang (90g), mo yao 3 liang (15g), mu xiang 3 liang (15g), zhi gan cao 2.5 qian (7.5g) [Preparation and Administration] Take 4 qian as one dose, add seven pieces of sheng jiang, prepare it as a decoction. Add 1.5 zhan of water to decoct it until 70% water remain. [Actions] Moves qi and invigorates blood, regulates menstruation and relieves pain. [Applicable Patterns] Qi and blood stagnation due to damage by the seven emotions. Symptoms include stabbing pain of chest and abdominal radiating to the lower back and hypochondrium, or even to the upper back and arms; irregular menstruation. |
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